International lingerie to go on show in Shanghai
FAMOUS producers of lingerie are gathering in Shanghai to present their latest collections during the fifth China International Trade Fair for Lingerie, Beachwear and Supplies. The show is being held from Monday to tomorrow in the Shanghai Mart. Apart from lingerie and beachwear, night wear, homewear, hosiery and accessories will be featured at the annual exhibition, with 80 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions occupying the 8,000 square metre exhibition space. International brands like Triumph (Germany
Easy on the eye
EYES were likened to autumnal lake waters and deep ponds in ancient Chinese literature.
CPD's fashions for new season
SENSUAL, chic and colourful ethnic looks will dominate the catwalks this year, according to a trend guide from CPD, the world's largest fashion fair, held recently in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Learning about China
THE city of Shanghai draws students from all over the world to study in the exciting and challenging environment it offers.
Professor-turned-entrepreneur makes the grade
FOUR years ago, Wang Haibo was an associate professor of biology at Fudan University, now he is chairman of the board of directors of Shanghai Fudan Zhangjiang Biological Pharmacy Co Ltd.
Positive report for stomach pill
GERMAN-based Bayer Healthcare Co Ltd Shanghai Branch is publicizing the positive findings of a report on Talcid, a new over-the-counter chewable tablet for the treatment of stomach problems.
Heart drug linked to impotence
LONDON - Drugs commonly used by millions of people to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks could make men impotent, New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday.
Alive with kicking
YOU could be forgiven for thinking mulan quan (mulan martial art), like taiji quan or Chinese shadow boxing, originated in ancient China.
Second-hand smoke doubles breast cancer risk
TORONTO - Pre-menopausal women exposed to second-hand smoke are twice as likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, a Canadian Government study said on Wednesday. "The longer the exposure, the higher the risk," said a Health Canada study, "Passive and Active Smoking and Breast Cancer Risk in Canada," published last week in the scientific journal Cancer Causes and Control. The study compared 1,420 women diagnosed with breast cancer to a similar number without cancer and found long-term exposure to second-hand smoke doubled the risk of breast cancer. In post-menopausal women, the study concluded the risk of breast cancer increased by 30 per cent. "While a study of this nature cannot confirm a causal relationship of second-hand smoke to breast cancer, it can contribute to the identification of important associations," said Health Canada. The study's lead epidemiologist, Dr Kenneth Johnson, said that although this study only shows an association between passive smoking and breast cancer, rather than proving causation, a "strong and consistent" association has been shown in six other studies. "If our study was just a lone study and we found these kinds of results we wouldn't be presenting them in such an enthusiastic manner. But there have been six other studies done on passive smoking and breast cancer and all of them have a suggestion of increased risk," said Johnson. In the 1980s, studies were done that looked into the link between smoking and breast cancer and the results showed no association, said Johnson. But Johnson points out that those researchers didn't ask about passive smoking, and therefore were comparing a smoking population to what they believed were a non-smoke infected population. "So this results in a lot of tension in the epidemiologist community. Because a lot of very good epidemiologists did these original studies, and they have in their heads there isn't a relationship. But data talks," Johnson said. Smoking and its related risks have been a hot subject of late in Canada. The Government of Ontario recently filed a racketeering suit against an international group of major tobacco companies to recoup tobacco-related health care costs. The suit alleges that at least eight tobacco companies and the Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers Council hid and manipulated information about the hazards of smoking. (Agencies via Xinhua)
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